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Dietary fiber guar gum-induced shift in gut microbiota metabolism and intestinal immune activity enhances susceptibility to colonic inflammation.

Devendra Paudel, Divek V T Nair, Sangshan Tian, Fuhua Hao, Umesh K Goand, Grace Joseph, Eleni Prodes, Zhi Chai, Chloé E M Robert, Benoit Chassaing and 2 more

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Article in Gut microbes. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Devendra PaudelDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Divek V T NairDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Sangshan TianDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Fuhua HaoDepartment of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Umesh K GoandDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Grace JosephDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Eleni ProdesDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Zhi ChaiDepartment of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Chloé E M RobertINSERM U1016, team "Mucosal microbiota in chronic inflammatory diseases", CNRS UMR 8104, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France.
Benoit ChassaingINSERM U1016, team "Mucosal microbiota in chronic inflammatory diseases", CNRS UMR 8104, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France.
Andrew D PattersonDepartment of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Vishal SinghDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3577-1713
Pennsylvania State University · USCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · US

Funding

Interplay of processed diet, gut microbiota, and interferon-linked mucosal immunity in the onset and prevalence of inflammatory bowel diseaseR01DK133334 · NIDDK · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI Vishal Singh · 2023 to 2026
$1.8M
Integrative Analysis of Metabolic Phenotypes (IAMP) Predoctoral Training ProgramT32DK120509 · NIDDK · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI PATTERSON, ANDREW, PERDEW, GARY H. · 2020 to 2024
$781k
European Research Council 804135NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK133334NIDDK NIH HHS T32 DK120509
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With an increasing interest in dietary fibers (DFs) to promote intestinal health and the growth of beneficial gut bacteria, there is a continued rise in the incorporation of refined DFs in processed foods. It is still unclear how refined fibers, such as guar gum, affect the gut microbiota activity and pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Our study elucidated the effect and underlying mechanisms of guar gum, a fermentable DF (FDF) commonly present in a wide range of processed foods, on colitis development. We report that guar gum containing diet (GuD) increased the susceptibility to colonic inflammation. Specifically, GuD-fed group exhibited severe colitis upon dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) administration, as evidenced by reduced body weight, diarrhea, rectal bleeding, and shortening of colon length compared to cellulose-fed control mice. Elevated levels of pro-inflammatory markers in both serum [serum amyloid A (SAA), lipocalin 2 (Lcn2)] and colon (Lcn2) and extensive disruption of colonic architecture further affirmed that GuD-fed group exhibited more severe colitis than control group upon DSS intervention. Amelioration of colitis in GuD-fed group pre-treated with antibiotics suggest a vital role of intestinal microbiota in GuD-mediated exacerbation of intestinal inflammation. Gut microbiota composition and metabolite analysis in fecal and cecal contents, respectively, revealed that guar gum primarily enriches Actinobacteriota, specifically

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PMID38630030
PMCPMC11028019
OpenAlexW4394873407

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